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verse_n read_v we_o shall_v make_v inquiry_n into_o sundry_a thing_n 1._o whether_o our_o prophet_n do_v in_o the_o literal_a sense_n lie_v so_o many_o day_n upon_o his_o side_n or_o be_v it_o only_o in_o vision_n some_o make_v it_o real_a and_o say_v ezekiel_n do_v lie_v upon_o his_o side_n all_o the_o day_n be_v mention_v although_o he_o sleep_v not_o all_o the_o time_n yet_o he_o lay_v in_o that_o posture_n and_o that_o it_o be_v by_o special_a help_n of_o god_n if_o nature_n can_v not_o of_o itself_o reach_v unto_o it_o yet_o it_o be_v relate_v of_o a_o noble_a man_n of_o lonaim_n who_o lie_v sixteen_o year_n in_o one_o posture_n viz._n with_o his_o face_n upward_o and_o pradus_n say_v he_o see_v a_o mad_a man_n which_o have_v lie_v upon_o one_o side_n fifteen_o year_n theodoret_n think_v he_o lay_v bind_v all_o this_o time_n and_o feel_v most_o grievous_a pain_n that_o so_o he_o may_v represent_v the_o great_a misery_n of_o jerusalem_n siege_n which_o suffer_v great_a famine_n this_o opinion_n have_v many_o and_o great_a author_n yet_o i_o must_v join_v with_o those_o who_o be_v for_o the_o prophet_n visionall_a lie_v on_o his_o side_n for_o beside_o that_o nature_n can_v not_o bear_v it_o how_o shall_v we_o clear_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n that_o shall_v for_o the_o idolatry_n and_o sin_n of_o other_o which_o former_a prophet_n have_v reprove_v so_o great_o afflict_v and_o punish_v one_o innocent_a again_o he_o be_v to_o prepare_v himself_o bread_n verse_n 15_o of_o this_o chap._n he_o be_v to_o set_v his_o face_n against_o the_o mountain_n of_o israel_n chap._n 6._o v._n 2._o and_o if_o he_o lie_v still_o all_o these_o day_n on_o his_o side_n how_o can_v either_o of_o these_o be_v do_v it_o be_v also_o say_v in_o the_o 8_o chapt._n v._n 1._o in_o the_o sixth_o year_n in_o the_o sixth_o month_n in_o the_o five_o day_n of_o the_o month_n as_o i_o sit_v in_o my_o house_n and_o the_o elder_n of_o judah_n before_o i_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n fall_v there_o upon_o i_o if_o ezekiel_n do_v in_o the_o letter_n lie_v so_o many_o day_n the_o time_n be_v not_o expire_v for_o the_o prophet_n have_v his_o first_o vision_n in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o the_o captivity_n the_o four_o month_n and_o the_o five_o day_n chapt._n 1._o v._o 12._o and_o seven_o day_n after_o this_o vision_n he_o have_v another_o chapt._n 3._o v._o 15._o which_o make_v it_o the_o twelve_o day_n of_o that_o month_n and_o on_o that_o day_n he_o be_v command_v to_o lie_v on_o his_o side_n and_o if_o you_o reckon_v from_o thence_o you_o will_v find_v not_o above_o 413._o as_o pradus_n reckon_v it_o or_o 418._o and_o then_o if_o you_o join_v the_o day_n the_o prophet_n lie_v on_o his_o side_n they_o amount_v to_o 430._o so_o it_o will_v then_o appear_v the_o prophet_n have_v twelve_o or_o seventeen_o day_n to_o lie_v on_o his_o side_n when_o the_o text_n say_v he_o sit_v before_o the_o elder_n this_o lie_v therefore_o be_v to_o be_v take_v visional_o not_o real_o 2._o what_o the_o lie_a on_o the_o left_a side_n point_v out_o unto_o we_o and_o why_o the_o iniquity_n of_o israel_n be_v lay_v upon_o that_o side_n there_o be_v some_o mystery_n in_o it_o and_o the_o opinion_n of_o man_n be_v different_a some_o make_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o to_o be_v the_o situation_n of_o samaria_n which_o be_v the_o head_n city_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n isa_n 7.9_o and_o this_o city_n be_v on_o the_o left_a hand_n of_o jerusalem_n ezek._n 16.46_o and_o thereupon_o the_o prophet_n lie_v on_o his_o left_a side_n to_o represent_v they_o and_o their_o sin_n and_o on_o his_o right_n to_o represent_v the_o house_n of_o judah_n and_o their_o sin_n but_o beyond_o this_o there_o be_v something_o to_o be_v take_v hold_v of_o and_o it_o be_v this_o the_o left_a side_n or_o hand_n note_v disrespect_n the_o right_a side_n or_o hand_n dignity_n or_o favour_n mat._n 25.34.41_o the_o good_a be_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n the_o bad_a on_o the_o left_a by_o this_o posture_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v type_v out_o to_o we_o the_o different_a respect_n of_o god_n to_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n and_o judah_n the_o ten_o tribe_n be_v less_o dear_a to_o god_n than_o the_o other_o they_o have_v grievous_a sin_n and_o god_n will_v show_v they_o less_o mercy_n deal_v with_o they_o as_o those_o at_o his_o left_a side_n but_o for_o judah_n who_o sin_n be_v as_o great_a as_o they_o yet_o god_n will_v chastise_v with_o less_o severity_n he_o will_v not_o take_v away_o his_o love_a kindness_n from_o judah_n though_o he_o do_v from_o israel_n judah_n be_v at_o his_o right_a side_n and_o god_n will_v in_o his_o distribution_n of_o sorrow_n and_o wrath_n remember_v mercy_n 3._o who_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v here_o by_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n the_o ten_o tribe_n which_o be_v usual_o so_o call_v in_o the_o scripture_n be_v carry_v into_o captivity_n 130._o year_n before_o by_o shalmaneser_n in_o the_o 6_o year_n of_o hezekiah_n 2_o king_n 18.9_o 10._o to_o what_o end_n therefore_o shall_v they_o be_v bring_v in_o here_o under_o a_o typical_a siege_n of_o jerusalem_n when_o they_o sin_v not_o at_o jerusalem_n and_o if_o they_o have_v be_v now_o go_v and_o under_o the_o severity_n of_o god_n some_o take_v the_o house_n of_o israel_n to_o be_v mean_v distinct_o of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n and_o this_o lie_v of_o the_o prophet_n on_o his_o left_a side_n not_o to_o refer_v to_o jerusalems_n siege_n but_o to_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o tribe_n and_o the_o patience_n of_o god_n towards_o they_o other_o include_v the_o house_n of_o israel_n in_o the_o house_n of_o judah_n and_o so_o make_v not_o the_o prophet_n literal_a lie_v to_o look_v at_o the_o ten_o tribe_n in_o captivity_n but_o at_o those_o of_o they_o who_o be_v join_v to_o the_o house_n of_o judah_n for_o when_o the_o great_a rent_n be_v by_o jeroboam_fw-la all_o of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n do_v not_o cleave_v to_o he_o and_o many_o that_o at_o first_o do_v afterward_o see_v the_o evil_a of_o his_o idolatrous_a way_n withdraw_v from_o he_o and_o close_v with_o the_o house_n of_o judah_n 2_o chro._n 11.16_o 17._o when_o they_o see_v what_o jeroboam_n intend_v those_o that_o set_v their_o heart_n to_o seek_v god_n come_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o sacrifice_v and_o strengthen_v the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n and_o in_o asa_n day_n many_o fell_a to_o he_o out_o of_o ephraim_n manasseh_n and_o simeon_n 2_o chron._n 15.9_o yea_o in_o abundance_n asa_n be_v a_o good_a king_n they_o come_v flock_v to_o he_o and_o willing_o sit_v down_o under_o his_o shade_n it_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a also_o that_o when_o shalmaneser_n come_v out_o against_o samaria_n and_o carry_v away_o the_o tribe_n that_o many_o flee_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o part_n thereabout_a for_o it_o be_v say_v in_o 2_o chron._n 30.6_o that_o they_o escape_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n and_o in_o the_o 11_o verse_n that_o divers_a of_o ashur_n manasseh_n and_o zebulon_n humble_v themselves_o and_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n this_o be_v to_o receive_v the_o passeover_n and_o then_o they_o return_v to_o their_o possession_n in_o their_o own_o city_n chap._n 31.1_o so_o that_o there_o be_v some_o of_o the_o other_o tribe_n leave_v which_o do_v partly_o mingle_v with_o they_o of_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n and_o partly_o dwell_v by_o themselves_o these_o i_o conceive_v our_o prophet_n mean_v by_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n and_o together_o with_o these_o their_o predecessor_n which_o be_v dead_a and_o in_o captivity_n and_o that_o because_o the_o three_o hundred_o and_o ninety_o day_n which_o import_n so_o many_o year_n as_o it_o be_v express_v in_o the_o 6_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n must_v needs_o fetch_v the_o house_n of_o israel_n into_o this_o consideration_n from_o before_o the_o time_n of_o their_o captivity_n and_o that_o in_o the_o next_o thing_n we_o be_v to_o examine_v namely_o where_o these_o three_o hundred_o and_o ninety_o day_n type_v out_o so_o many_o year_n be_v to_o begin_v various_a and_o intricate_a be_v the_o thought_n of_o man_n about_o the_o beginning_n and_o end_v of_o these_o year_n and_o it_o will_v take_v up_o much_o time_n to_o present_v they_o unto_o you_o and_o perplex_v your_o thought_n much_o i_o will_v give_v you_o in_o this_o point_n not_o what_o myself_o but_o the_o sound_a interpreter_n and_o chronologer_n do_v judge_v the_o truth_n funccius_n and_o bibliander_n two_o famous_a chronologer_n begin_v this_o account_n at_o the_o fall_n off_o of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n 1_o king_n 12._o and_o so_o do_v interpreter_n of_o much_o worth_n lavater_n polanus_fw-la pradus_fw-la a_fw-la lapide_fw-la and_o sanctius_n begin_v it_o
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king_n 18.2_o manasses_n 55_o 2_o king_n 21.1_o amon_n 2_o 2_o king_n 21.19_o josiah_n 31_o 2_o king_n 22.1_o jehoahaz_n 0_o 3_o month_n 2_o king_n 23.31_o jehoiakim_n 11_o 2_o king_n 23.36_o jehoiachin_n 0_o 3_o month_n 2_o king_n 24.8_o zedekiah_n 11_o 2_o king_n 24.18_o these_o sum_v be_v add_v together_o make_v up_o 390._o year_n junius_n begin_v this_o account_n at_o the_o 27_o year_n of_o solomon_n reign_n when_o he_o and_o the_o people_n fall_v to_o idolatry_n and_o extend_v it_o to_o the_o 5_o year_n after_o zedekiah_n captivity_n but_o according_a to_o the_o account_n former_o give_v this_o amount_n to_o a_o great_a sum_n beside_o solomon_n do_v not_o by_o any_o public_a edict_n set_v up_o idolatry_n nor_o abolish_v the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n the_o next_o thing_n to_o be_v open_v it_o the_o forty_o dayr_n refer_v to_o the_o house_n judah_n in_o the_o 6_o verse_n and_o here_o it_o be_v question_v whether_o these_o year_n be_v to_o be_v take_v inclusive_o in_o the_o 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ninety_o day_n shall_v thou_o eat_v thereof_o some_o collect_v that_o the_o prophet_n be_v to_o lie_v no_o long_o on_o his_o side_n then_o he_o be_v to_o eat_v of_o the_o meat_n prepare_v if_o it_o have_v be_v say_v in_o the_o verse_n make_v thou_o bread_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o day_n that_o thou_o shall_v lie_v upon_o thy_o side_n this_o argument_n have_v be_v strong_a but_o it_o be_v according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o day_n thou_o shall_v lie_v upon_o thy_o side_n that_o be_v his_o left_a side_n and_o so_o the_o argument_n be_v unvalid_a i_o conceive_v the_o forty_o year_n to_o be_v take_v distinct_a from_o the_o other_o number_n because_o in_o the_o 5_o verse_n you_o have_v the_o three_o hundred_o and_o ninety_o lay_v upon_o the_o prophet_n to_o bear_v for_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n if_o forty_o be_v except_v out_o of_o they_o than_o there_o remain_v three_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o and_o it_o can_v not_o be_v say_v so_o shall_v thou_o bear_v the_o 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